Two French antiques experts, Georges Pallot and Bruno Desnoues, were convicted of forging historic chairs that they claimed belonged to French royals. They received four months in prison and hefty fines but will not return to jail due to time already served. Another defendant, Laurent Kraemer, was acquitted of negligence. The case, which took nine years to resolve, revealed significant issues in the antiques market, highlighting the need for better regulation. Teljes cikk (bbc.com europe)